Sarah Propst, Executive Director of the Interwest Energy Alliance and a 4CWRC partner, explains how renewable portfolio standards attract the positive economic development benefits of wind and solar power. These benefits include job creation, low costs for ratepayers, and private investment that benefits local and state economies. Read the full article here.

Sarah Propst, Executive Director of the Interwest Energy Alliance and a 4CWRC partner, explains how the PTC and ITC have supported the growth of the renewable energy sector in Nevada, and why their extension is critical to the industry's continued success. View the article here.

In response to interest from many Utah counties, the 4CWRC developed a guidance document that included template language to assist Utah’s counties in crafting the energy sections of their County Resource Management Plans (RMPs). This guidance document was sent to all 29 counties in Utah.

Amanda Ormond, a contractor for Interwest Energy Alliance (a 4CWRC partner), explains why the Clean Power Plan is a positive opportunity for wind energy development in Arizona. Listen to the interview here.

In July 2015, NAU (a 4CWRC partner) published the 2015 Arizona Wind and Solar Status Report. This report details the utility-scale development of wind and solar energy across Arizona, and provides information for each county, military, and tribal jurisdiction. The drafters of this report interviewed key individuals in each jurisdiction and cross referenced the findings with public reports and electric utility data.

NAU’s Karin Wadsack (a 4CWRC partner) presented on "Tribal Models for developing renewable energy projects" at the Hopi Tribal Council Energy Workshop in June 2015. You can view this presentation here.

NAU’s Karin Wadsack (a 4CWRC partner) was interviewed by the National Association of Farm Broadcasters on the nuances of local permitting for distributed wind turbines. The interview took place on April 11, and the story was compiled and then shared in the WINDExchange newsletter on April 21, 2015.

In March, 2015, the 4CWRC organized a response to an op-ed presenting misinformation about wind energy that ran in the Salt Lake Tribune. The response op-ed, titled “Wind power blows past distortions of fossil-fueled opponents,” was submitted by David Jenkins and Andrew Fales of Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship.